Savory Baked French Toast With Pepperoni

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 hormel® party tray with pepperoni, hard salami, mild cheddar, and colby jack
• 16 (1/2-inch thick) slices market pantry® french bread
• 6 large eggs
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 coat a 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. from the party tray, set aside 2 ounces each pepperoni and salami and 3 ounces each cheddar and jack cheese; reserve the remaining meat and cheese for another use. arrange the bread, 2 ounces pepperoni, 2 ounces salami, 3 ounces cheddar, and 3 ounces jack cheese in slightly overlapping layers in the dish, covering the whole dish.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, basil, and pepper. pour over the bread mixture, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
• 3 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f. uncover the bread mixture and bake until set and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.